Diplomacy

Diplomacy is the use of tact to gain strategic advantage or to find mutually acceptable solutions to a common challenge. One set of tools being the phrasing of statements in a non-confrontational, or polite manner. Diplomacy involves countries making agreements with each other, or when they do not. Diplomacy is the talk between two or more countries' heads of state. Sometimes, these talks are about trade or business, and sometimes they are about war and peace. Diplomacy happens a lot when two or more countries fight.

Diplomats are people that are sent from their home country, to meet with and talk to diplomats from foreign countries. An important type of diplomat is called an ambassador. An ambassador lives in a foreign country, so that they are available for meetings with the government of that country.

Ernest Satow. A Guide to Diplomatic Practice by Longmans, Green & Co. London & New York, 1917. A standard reference work used in many embassies across the world (though not British ones). Now in its fifth edition (1998) ISBN 0-582-50109-1

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